Jarvas Cryptography Suite

Protecting data against prying often falls on the shoulders of encryption utilities that can scramble the content in order to prevent unauthorized access to it. And the list of solutions available on the market is quite diverse.

Jarvas Cryptography Suite is a nifty solution for this sort of task as it provides a wizard-driven interface that can be completed in three steps.

You can add any type of data by simply dragging and dropping the items in the application window. Although a beginner user should have no problems working with the program some of the settings are definitely aimed at the more seasoned ones.

The second step of the wizard comprises options for enabling file name obfuscation, hiding the output result or sign the file if there is a certificate available. If there isn’t, Jarvas Cryptography Suite offers the possibility to create a signing certificate based on an email address and a name.

The advanced settings of the application make available the option to select between a block or a stream cipher type for the encryption. Of this choice depends the list of the actual algorithms that can be used for protecting the files.

It includes the most popular standards, such as AES, Blowfish, Camellia, CAST6 or Serpent. Increased protection of the files can be achieved by increasing the key size.

The configuration panel provides access to multiple compression levels, ranging from “Fastest” to “Ultra”, the difference between them consisting in the fact that the former compresses less and finishes faster while the latter’ focus is on decreasing the size of the file.

There are some settings for password customization, which enable increasing ogr decreasing the key iterations as well as the salt length.

Despite a more sophisticated list of options Jarvas Cryptography Suite is also suitable for beginner users in order to keep their data protected through strong encryption without too much effort, thanks to the wizard-based. There are plenty of settings go tinker with under the hood and the impact on our test system was negligible.